If you're "scared" of needles, then IMHO, you have no business doing steroids. Anavar, or any other steroid that shuts down your HPTA, should always be accompanied by some type of testosterone to replace your endogenous testosterone that will invariably be shut down. Arguably this is a mans most important hormone and cornerstone for proper and normal function. Why would would you intentionally not include this in your cycle? Plain foolish, IMO. And yes, anavar shuts you down just like anything else. Off is off. There is no such thing as lightly turning off a light switch.